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On 25 Aug 97, Toby Erkson wrote:
> Adding an extractor on a stock setup may not be a good idea since
> over-scavanging can reduce your mileage. I believe I've read this
> but I can't recall the material and knowing my fantastic memory I
> could be totally wrong -- can anyone expound on this (the extractor
> on a stock motor, not the mileage part)?
I think the conventional wisdom, FWIW, is that you need to jet the
carb a step of two richer to make up for this. I have not first had
experience with this, but it comes from reputable sources: Gene Berg
and Bill Fisher.
Jim
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